The talk was peppered with scientific jargon that no one understood.
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Jargon
/ˈdʒɑː.ɡən/
Synonyms for "jargon" (179 found)
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Closest matches (36)
abracadabraabsurdityaesopian languageamphigoryargotauxiliary languagebabblebabblementbabelbalderdashbavardagebeach-la-marbibble-babbleblabberblatherbombastboshbullbunkcackle
Adjective(1 words)
bureaucratic language
Strong matches (54)
creolecreole languagecreolized languagecryptogramdialectdictionarydouble dutchdouble talkdouble-talkdriveldroolfalderalfiddle faddlefiddle-faddlefiddledeedeeflapdoodleflummeryfolderolfudgefustian
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Noun(11 words)
discipline languageeurobabblefancy talkfield termfield terminologyfield termsgobbledygookgrandiloquenceinflated languagejargon filledjargoon
Related words (89)
jumblekitchen kaffirkoinelanguagelexiconlingomumbo jumbonarrishkeitniaiserienoisenonsenseoregon jargonpack of nonsensepalaverparlancepatoispatterphraseologypidginpidgin english
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piffleprateprattlerantrigamarolerigmarolerodomontaderotrubbishsabirscatologyscramblesecret languageshibbolethskimble-skambleslangspeakspeechstuff and nonsensestultiloquencetaboo languagetalktalkee talkeetalkee-talkeetrade languagetrashtrumperytwaddletwattletwiddle-twaddleuse languagevaporingvernacularvocabularyvulgar languagewaffling
Noun(26 words)
languagelexical englishlexiconlingolingoeslingosnetworking termobscure languageobscuritiesparlancepatoisphraseologypretentious languagescholarly dictionshoptalkslangslanguagespecialized languagestreet slangsublanguage
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Adjective(7 words)
linguistic terminologyspecialized coursespecialized lexiconspecialized termspecific languagetechnical jargontechnical terms
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14 entriescommunicationexpressionexpressive stylelanguagelanguage stylelexiconnon-standard speechrhetoricspeechstyleterminologyvocabularyzirconzirconium silicate
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10 entriesbuzzwordscomputer jargonfiller phrasesgrandiloquencelegal jargonmedical jargonpretentious termsscientific jargonsports jargontechnical jargon
Collocations
6 entriesacademic jargoneveryday jargonindustry jargonlegal jargonmedical jargontechnical jargon
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
You can tell from the jargon alone that these instructions were written for experienced builders and not the average consumer.
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If you explain everything in medical jargon, it's impossible that everyone understands immediately.
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Is that Wall Street jargon?
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